Cookie Policy

In effect, as of the 6th June 2025

The website https://www.ashortberrii.com (hereafter “The Website”) uses cookies and other linked technologies (by extension, all those technologies will be designated using the term “Cookies”).

The users and visitors (hereafter “User”) are asked to take note of the cookie policy terms.

The website was created using Squarespace.

Cookies are small pieces of data that websites store on a device.

They can improve the user’s browsing experience as they help websites remember preferences and understand how people use different features.

Here are the two kinds of cookies on the user’s browsers:

  • Necessary cookies, so the user can navigate and use key features on the site

  • Non-essential, or analytics and performance cookies, that collect information on how the user interacts with the site.

Necessary and Required Cookies

Squarespace uses necessary cookies that vary from site to site depending on the features it uses.

For example, necessary and required cookies help these features work: customer accounts, shopping cart and checkout, url redirects…

  • Name Type Duration Purpose

    _acloggedin Cookie January 1, 2025 Supports login by Acuity Scheduling client if the client has an account

    _client_acloggedin Cookie January 1, 2025 Supports login by Acuity Scheduling client if the client has an account

    _dd_cookie_test Cookie Expires instantly Tests if cookies are supported

    _dd_s Cookie Four hours Tracks browser errors

    _dd_site_test Cookie Expires instantly Tests if cookies are supported

    _grecaptcha localStorage No expiry Helps reduce spam in Acuity Scheduling

    _ssid Cookie Four Years Remembers devices for anti-fraud purposes

    CART Cookie Two weeks Shows when a visitor adds a product to their cart

    CHECKOUT_WEBSITE Cookie Session Identifies the correct site for checkout when checkout of your domain is disabled

    client_username Cookie One year Remembers a logged in Acuity Scheduling client's username between visits

    clientUser Cookie 30 days Stores the Acuity Scheduling client's username, OAuth2 Access Token, and OAuth2 Refresh Token. This cookie is required for functionality of

    logged-in

    Commerce-checkout-state Cookie Session Stores the Acuity Scheduling client's username, OAuth2 Access Token, and OAuth2 Refresh Token. This cookie is required for functionality of

    logged-in

    Crumb Cookie Session Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF)

    hasCart Cookie Two weeks Tells Squarespace that the visitor has a cart

    Locked Cookie Session Prevents the password-protected screen from displaying if a visitor enters the correct site-wide password

    orderStatusSessionToken Cookie One year Authenticates a visitor who logs into an order status page

    PHPSESSID Cookie One month Securely authenticates a visitor during their checkout in Acuity Scheduling

    RecentRedirect Cookie 30 minutes Prevents redirect loops if a site has custom URL redirect. Redirect loops are bad for SEO

    remember_client Cookie 365 days Remembers Acuity Scheduling client’s login details if they have an account

    siteUserCrumb Cookie Three years Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF) for logged in site users

    SiteUserInfo Cookie Three years Identifies a visitor who logs into a customer account

    SiteUserSecureAuthToken Cookie Three years Authenticates a visitor who logs into a customer account

    squarespace-announcement-bar localStorage Persistent Prevents the annoucment bar from displaying if a visitor dismisses it

    squarespace-likes localStorage Persistent Shows when you've already "liked" a blog post

    squarespace-popup-overlay localStorage Persistent Prevents the promotional pop-up from displaying if a visitor dismisses it

    squarespace-video-player-options localStorage Persistent Remembers video player selected preferences (volume, playback speed, and quality) for videos uploaded directly to Squarespace

    ss_performancecookiesAllowed Cookie 30 days Remembers if a visitor agreed to placing Performance and Analytics cookies on their browser, if your site has a cookie banner and is restricting the

    placement of cookies

    ss_marketingcookiesAllowed Cookie 30 days Remembers if a visitor agreed to placing Marketing cookies on their browser, if your site has a cookie banner and is restricting the placement of

    cookies

    ss_sd Cookie Session Ensures that visitors on the Squarespace 5 platform remain authenticated during their sessions

    Test Cookie Session Investigates if the browser supports cookies and prevents errors

    TZ localStorage Persistent Enables a Acuity Scheduling client’s appointments to display correctly based on their time zone preferences

Analytics and Performance Cookies

Squarespace uses analytics and performance cookies to collect information on how the user interacts with the site.

Storing these cookies is how Squarespace populates the data in Squarespace analytics, such as traffic sources, unique users and cart abandonment.

You can disable Squarespace analytics and performance cookies at any time using the cookie banner.

  • Cookie Name Duration Purpose

    ss_cid Two years Identifies unique users and tracks a user’s sessions on a site

    ss_cpvisit Two years Identifies unique users and tracks a user’s sessions on a site

    ss_cvisit 30 minutes Identifies unique users and tracks a user’s sessions on a site

    ss_cvr Two years Identifies unique users and tracks a user’s sessions on a site

    ss_cvt 30 minutes Identifies unique users and tracks a user’s sessions on a site

Analytics and Performance Cookies

When you visit the website for the first time, a pop-up window will appear to ask for your consent to the use of non-essential cookies.

Once you’ve clicked on the “ACCEPT ALL” button, you will have authorised the use of all cookies, as per written in the Cookie Policy.

You can deactivate the use of cookies via your browser, but please be aware that the website might not function properly afterwards.

If you delete all the cookies in your browser, they will be reinstalled once you’ve consented to their use when visiting the website again.

If you wish to get in contact concerning your cookies, please use the e-mail address below:

contact.ashortberrii@hotmail.com

Check your Cookies

For the most common browsers, you can:

  • Review which cookies are active in your browser’s settings.

  • Clear cookies from your browser or device, either globally or from a specific website.

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